Curriculum Vitae

Xavier University of Louisiana; B.S., Biochemistry (2000)

Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan; Predoctoral Candidate (2000-2002)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Ph.D. (2005)

Department of Pediatric Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2005-2007)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998-2000
Research Assistant, Chemistry Department, Xavier University of Louisiana

Summer 2000
Science Teacher, Upward Bound, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO

Fall 2002
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dental Pharmacology

2000-2005
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2005-2007
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pediatric Epidemiology & Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2007-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

HONORS AND AWARDS

Benzon Symposia Platform Speaker, 2004
Neuroscience Scholars Program, 2004-2006
AACR Pathobiology Fellow, Summer 2006
AACR-Astra Zeneca Scholar-in-Training Award, 2007
NIH K12 Scholar, University of Minnesota, 2007-2012

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)

CURRENT FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS

CO-INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Health K12 Award, "Clinical Scholar Development Program to Advance Clinical Research" (Principal Investigator:  Russell Luepker, MD, University of Minnesota)